Nils Bech

Nils Bech (born April 8, 1981, in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian singer, signed to James Murphy's DFA Records.[1] Bech got famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem O Holy Night[2] for the Norwegian TV series Skam. His version of O Holy Night got more than 1 million of streams on Spotify[3] on the day it was published placing him in the top of the global charts.

Early life

Bech was raised in a small Norwegian village outside Oslo and began performing in a very young age when he was singing at the Salvation Army for his grandmother and her friends.[4] At age 10, he began singing classical music and continued to do so until early 20s thinking he might do a carrier as an Opera singer[5] but later moved to electropop.

Career

In 2017 Bech presented a show telling the story of his life,[6] it was shown in Norway Opera and Ballet.[7] He had also appeared in several theater plays[8] including Oslo's National Theater's version of Shakespeare's Richard III where he played a singing Lord Richmond[9] A scene between Lady Anne and Richard was recorded for Bech's music video "Please stay".[10]

He is a frequent guest at events hosted by Norwegian royal family. On April 7, 2017, Bech together with Norwegian ballet dancer Silas Henriksen performed "A Sudden Sickness" at the celebration of 80th birthday of Queen Sonja,[11] and on August 29, 2018, again with Silas Henriksen he was seen in the Oslo Cathedral at the ceremony of the 50th anniversary of King and Queen of Norway wedding[12] performing his song "Thank You". The song tells a story of his grandmother meeting his boyfriend, Bech told on Instagram.[13]

In the past, Nils Bech has performed in the New Museum in New York[4] and at the Venice Biennale[14]

Personal life

Bech is openly gay.[2]

Discography

Albums
  • 2010: Look Back
  • 2012: Look Inside
  • 2014: One Year
  • 2016: Echo[15]
  • 2020: Foolish Heart

References
  1. "Artists | DFA Records". dfarecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. "nordic prince: nils bech is the queer musical genius you might not know yet". I-d. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. "Nils Bech talks Norwegian TV drama Skam, Bjork, and writing about love (a lot)". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. "Performa · Nils Bech:". performa-arts.org. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. Dazed (2016-11-07). "Meet romantic, vulnerable Norwegian singer Nils Bech". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. "nils bech makes electronic music that is both beautiful and painful". I-d. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. "Nils Bech med konsert i Operaen \ Den Norske Opera & Ballett". Operaen.no. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  8. "Nils Bech - nationaltheatret.no". archive.is. 2014-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  9. "Nils Bech's returns with LP 'Echo' - Music Norway EN". Music Norway EN. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  10. DFA Records (2016-10-11), Nils Bech "Please Stay" (Official Video) - DFA RECORDS, retrieved 2018-08-29
  11. "Dronning Sonja 80 år".
  12. NRK. "Rørte kongefamilien med sang". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  13. "Nils Bech on Instagram: "Mommo❣️ On the occasion of the celebration of the Royal gold wedding today in the Oslo Cathedral, I will be performing my song "Thank You"…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  14. Mićević, Nemanja. "Pavilion of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia__May 13 – November 26, 2017". msurs.net. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  15. "Nils Bech on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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